Suzanne Becker

October 2, 2013

Smartphone App Allows Students to Find Local Bus Stops, Navigate Routes

By Suzanne Becker

Students struggling to catch the next bus can now use I.V. Bus Routes, a recently released iPhone app displaying the arrival times and locations of nearby buses in the Isla Vista area.

October 1, 2013

High Demand for UC Bonds Lead To Soaring System-Wide Savings

By Suzanne Becker

University of California officials recently announced that the 10-campus UC system will save over $1 billion through recent bond sales, with these recently sold assets now offering the University an even higher rate of a...

September 30, 2013

The Food Festival

By Suzanne Becker

Food and sustainability lovers flocked to the fourth annual Sustainable, Organic, Local (SOL) Food Festival this past Saturday to enjoy unique culinary offerings and environmentally conscious presentations from throughou...

September 26, 2013

Welcome Back Gauchos

By Suzanne Becker

An overview of the various back-to-school events hosted across campus this week

May 31, 2013

Researchers Document Public and Private Life of Issac Newton

By Suzanne Becker

Scholar Sarah Dry and University of Sussex professor Rob Iliffe visited campus yesterday to present “Paper Newton/Digital Newton,” a talk about their work on the Newton Project, which is seeking to endeavor to put al...

May 23, 2013

Zero Waste Committee Grills Bugs for Sustainability

By Suzanne Becker

The UCSB Zero Waste Committee is hosting Bug-B-Q today at the Arbor, welcoming students to snack on insect-based culinary creations including Bug Burgers, Mini Bug Chili Bowls and Bug Dumplings. The event will run from n...

May 21, 2013

Six Teams Advance to Finals in Product Marketing Contest

By Suzanne Becker

The UCSB Technology Management Program will host the Finals for the 14th Annual New Venture Competition, in which teams of student entrepreneurs showcase inventions and business ventures, this Wednesday at the Corwin Pav...

May 20, 2013

ROTC Cadets Commended in Ceremony

By Suzanne Becker

The 66th Annual Awards Ceremony of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps took place on Saturday at Mosher Alumni House, honoring over 30 Surfrider Cadets in the UCSB Army ROTC program. UCSB Assistant Professor of Milita...

May 13, 2013

Chilla Vista 2013: ‘The Vibes Were Sweet’

By Suzanne Becker, Tiana Miller-Leonard

  [wzslider autoplay=”true” transition=”‘slide'” lightbox=”true”]   (Click on a photo to enlarge) Photos by Peter Vandenbelt (Daily Nexus) The Isla Vista community gath...

May 9, 2013

College Republicans’ Keynote Speaker To Discuss Gun Control, Media Bias

By Suzanne Becker, Arda Jooharian

UCSB College Republicans will host their annual keynote speaker lecture at the Loma Pelona Center, featuring FOX News contributor Ben Shapiro, who will give a lecture entitled “Dismantling the Left’s Anti-Gun Media S...

May 9, 2013

Pollock Theater Hosts Feminist Mini-Con Events

By Suzanne Becker

The Feminist Porn Mini-Con — a multi-series event which discussed feminist and queer pornography — opened with a two-hour discussion panel at Pollock Theater yesterday, as UCSB professors and adult film industry prof...

May 7, 2013

Updated FASFA Application Provides More Options For 2014-15 Students

By Suzanne Becker

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced several changes to the language of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, including options for unmarried parents living together and gender neutral termino...

May 2, 2013

Falk Addresses Controversial Boston Bombing Post

By Suzanne Becker

UCSB visiting professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk recently became enmeshed in a flurry of controversy after publishing a blog post entitled “A Commentary on the Marathon Murders,” in which he...

April 29, 2013

Goleta Tech Branch Product Helps Locate Boston Bomb Suspect

By Suzanne Becker

The Goleta branch of FLIR Systems, a thermal imaging company, helped manufacture an infrared-sensing chip that recently assisted Boston police in seeking out suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The chip a...

April 25, 2013

Brothers Compete for Cash Prize, Six Continent Free Trip

By Suzanne Becker

UCSB alumnus Alex Ayling and his brother Mark are competing as finalists in the British competition “Biggest, Baddest Bucket List” — a travel-video contest with a grand prize of $50,000 in cash. The Ayling brothers...

April 18, 2013

Initiative Will Revitalize Worn-Out UCSB Sports Facilities

By Suzanne Becker

This year, the “Flip the Switch for Student Recreation” fee — which charges students a quarterly fee of $15 — is up on this spring’s Campus Elections Committee ballot, potentially enabling improvements to Rober...